Conference Session

Computing Research II

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mysore Narayanan, Miami University

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Computing and Information Technology

Paper ID #26163Runge-Kutta Algorithm and AssessmentDr. Mysore Narayanan, Miami University DR. MYSORE NARAYANAN obtained his Ph.D. from the University of Liverpool, England in the area of Electrical and Electronic Engineering. He joined Miami University in 1980 and teaches a wide variety of electrical, electronic and mechanical engineering courses. He has been invited to contribute articles to several encyclopedias and has published and presented dozens of papers at local, regional , national and international conferences. He has also designed, developed, organized and chaired several conferences for Miami University

Conference Session

First-Year Programs Division (FPD) Technical Session 8: Division Best Papers

Collection

2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kristen L. Sanford P.E., Lafayette College; Angela R Bielefeldt, University of Colorado Boulder; Rhonda K Young P.E., Gonzaga University; Chelsea Joy Andrews, Tufts University

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Diversity

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First-Year Programs Division (FPD)

of all majors is one way of beginning tobridge this gap.First-year students often do not have a solid understanding of engineering and its differentdisciplines. Many students enter college without a clear direction, and others will change theirmajors; thus, exposing them to different types of engineering can be valuable as they determinethe paths they want to follow. Some majors appear more human-focused than others (e.g.,biomedical engineering) and may attract more equitably minded students. Further, interest inequity topics such as social justice has been found to be higher among female students and thosefrom racial and ethnic backgrounds historically underrepresented in engineering [e.g. 5]. Thisself-selection is detrimental to efforts to

Conference Session

Student Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Stephen Secules, Florida International University

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Diversity

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Student

/ anthropological researcher focused on equity in engineering, but a combination of showing up in a PhD and taking teaching roles, observing educational culture, and reading what the literature said and didn’t say about these topics, cemented this focus for me. I’d say stay open to those types of surprises in the first year or so of the PhD and you’ll make sure you can align your research areas with passion areas that connect to important topics for the field.9“Don’t compare yourself to colleagues / See your colleagues as allies not enemies.” This one is hard for me, I think I suffer from a tendency to compare myself, for a sense of peace of mind that I am doing ok (but “ok” tends to mean better than others). But

Conference Session

International Division (INTL) Technical Session #4: Global DEI

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mudasser Fraz Wyne, National University

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Diversity

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International Division (INTL)

Paper ID #37031Fulbright Scholar Grant: How to Get It and Make It Successful?Dr. Mudasser Fraz Wyne, National University Dr. Mudasser Wyne holds a Ph.D. in Computer Science, an M.Sc. in Engineering, and a B.Sc. in Electrical Engineering. He currently serves as a Professor of Computer Science at the National University in San Diego, USA, where he has also held the position of Chair for the Department of Computer Science and Information Systems in the School of Engineering and Computing. In addition, he serves as the Academic Program Director for the MS in Computer Science program. Dr. Wyne has extensive experience in

Conference Session

Virtual Instruction and Collaboration

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Obasegun Tekena Ayodele, Obafemi Awolowo University; Lawrence O. Kehinde, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Osun State; Olawale Babatunde Akinwale, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Nigeria

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Computers in Education

Engineering Dean and University Deputy Vice Chancellor, received his B.Sc 1st class Hons in Electronics (1971), and a D.Phil, Control Engineering (1975), at the University of Sussex UK. He had his Post Doctoral Studies in Nuclear Instrumentation at University of California, Berkeley USA (1977-1978) as an IAEA Fellow. He has spent most of his years as a Professor of Instrumentation Engineering at the Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU), Ile-Ife, Nigeria. He was the Rector of the first private Polytechnic in Nigeria. He recently concluded a 3-year Visiting Professor term at the Texas Southern University, Houston Texas USA. He has worked in Techno-Managerial position as the Director of ICT at OAU for years. His major field is

Conference Session

Topics in Computer Science and Programming

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robert Talbert, Grand Valley State University

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Computers in Education

AC 2012-3680: LEARNING MATLAB IN THE INVERTED CLASSROOMDr. Robert Talbert, Grand Valley State University Robert Talbert is Associate Professor of mathematics at Grand Valley State University. Formerly, he was Associate Professor of mathematics and computing science at Franklin College, where he was also the Director of that school’s 3+2 engineering program with Purdue University. His scholarly interests include cryptography, computer science, and educational technology with a special emphasis on using technology to support active learning environments in the university classroom. He holds a Ph.D. in Mathematics from Vanderbilt University

Collection

2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Mort Isaacson; Francis Di Bella

Session 2525 Engineering Design Lessons Taught and Learned: The Sandman Project An Example of the Teaching of the Design Process Methodology  Design = ∫ (Art + Eng.)•d(science) + exp(time) Francis A. Di Bella, P.E, Assistant Prof. (617-373-5240, fdibella@coe.neu.edu) Northeastern University, School of Engineering Technology with contributions from Prof. Mort Isaacson, PhD

Conference Session

ERM: Design!

Collection

2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Corey Schimpf, University at Buffalo, The State University of New York; Titiksha Singh, The State University of New York, College at Buffalo

. Johnson, J. Leydens, J. Erickson, A. Boll, S. Claussen, and B. Moskal, “Sociotechnical Habits of Mind: Initial Survey Results and their Formative Impact on Sociotechnical Teaching and Learning,” in 2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition Proceedings, Tampa, Florida, Jun. 2019, p. 33275. doi: 10.18260/1-2--33275.[8] D. Douglas, G. Papadopoulos, and J. Boutelle, Citizen Engineer: A Handbook for Socially Responsible Engineering. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall, 2010.[9] D. Byrne, “Complex Realist and Configurational Approaches to Cases: A Radical Synthesis,” in The SAGE Handbook of Case-Based Methods, D. Byrne and C. Ragin C., Eds. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications, Inc, 2009, pp. 101–111.[10] P

Collection

2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Mark Chandler; Kathleen McCollom

ideas in this strategy are to specifically develop public information for a businesspurpose, and have a suite of tools and relevant information available to use when developing andpresenting proprietary information. Develop information with a particular audience and purposein mind, minus any sense of apology for what is left out. Writing or information that Page 6.867.10 Proceedings of the 2001 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright  2001, American Society for Engineering Educationspecifically meets an audience’s need is a sound and honorable objective, and

Conference Session

Diverse Issues in Renewable Energy

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Keith E. Holbert P.E., Arizona State University; Taipeng Zhang, Arizona State University

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Diversity

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

Paper ID #14413FREEDM Pre-college Renewable Energy Program: Inspiring Young Adultsto Recognize the Value of STEM CareersDr. Keith E. Holbert P.E., Arizona State University Keith Holbert is presently an Associate Professor in the School of Electrical, Computer and Energy En- gineering of Arizona State University. He earned his Ph.D. in nuclear engineering from University of Tennessee in 1989. His research expertise is in the area of instrumentation and system diagnostics in- cluding radiation effects on sensors. Dr. Holbert is a registered professional (nuclear) engineer. He has published more than 150 journal and

Conference Session

Graduate Student Experience

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Benjamin Ahn, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Monica Farmer Cox, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Heidi A. Diefes-Dux, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Brenda M. Capobianco, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Graduate Studies, Student

Paper ID #6715Examining the Skills and Methods of Graduate Student Mentors in an Un-dergraduate Research SettingMr. Benjamin Ahn, Purdue University, West Lafayette Benjamin Ahn is a Ph.D. candidate in the School of Engineering Education at Purdue University. He received his B.E. in Aerospace Engineering from the University of New South Wales Australia, and a M.S. in Aeronautics and Astronautics Engineering from Purdue University. His research interests include identifying effective mentoring skills in undergraduate research settings, exploring leadership develop- ment of undergraduates, and determining professional

Conference Session

Applications of Online Computing

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jacques C. Richard, Texas A&M University; Logan N. Collins; Kristi J. Shryock, Texas A&M University; John D. Whitcomb, Texas A&M University; John Edward Angarita, Columbia University

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Computers in Education

Paper ID #10282Feasibility of interactive eTextbooks with computationally intense contentDr. Jacques C. Richard, Texas A&M University Dr. Richard got his Ph. D. at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, 1989 & a B. S. at Boston University, 1984. He was at NASA Glenn, 1989-1995, taught at Northwestern for Fall 1995, worked at Argonne National Lab, 1996-1997, Chicago State, 1997-2002. Dr. Richard is a Sr. Lecturer & Research Associate in Aerospace Engineering @ Texas A&M since 1/03. His research is focused on computational plasma modeling using spectral and lattice Boltzmann methods for studying plasma turbulence

Conference Session

TIME 7: ABET Issues and Capstone Courses

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

David Pape

objectives in general. However, with the advent of EC2000, the process of faculty developing and using course objectives is becoming anintegral part of an engineering curriculum.An objective is a description of a performance you want learners to be able to exhibitbefore you consider them competent. According to Mager, there are at least three reasonsthat objectives are important: • When clearly defined objectives are lacking, there is no sound basis for the selection or designing of instructional materials, content, or methods. • Unless objectives are clearly and firmly fixed in the minds of both students and faculty, tests are at best misleading; at worst, they are irrelevant, unfair, or uninformative. • Clearly

Conference Session

Improving Mechanics of Materials

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Jr., Hartley T. Grandin, Hartley T. Grandin,; Joseph Rencis, University of Arkansas

, American Society for Engineering Education Session 1368Problems in statics require only Steps 1, 2, 3, 6 and 7. These five steps have not been employedin the treatment of statics problems in any statics or mechanics of materials textbook.Furthermore, Steps 1 through 8 have not been suggested in any mechanics of materials textbook. Pedagogically the step-by-step solution format allows a student to build a structure intheir minds of how to efficiently approach a problem and solve it. The authors believe that thisstep-by-step procedure will help students build logic, promote analytical thinking, provide a truephysical understanding of the subject and

Conference Session

Materials Division (MATS) Technical Session 5

Collection

2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Angela R Bielefeldt, University of Colorado Boulder

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Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Materials Division (MATS)

Paper ID #46361Integrating Sustainability Issues into a Materials Science Course using UniversalDesign for Learning PrinciplesDr. Angela R Bielefeldt, University of Colorado Boulder Angela Bielefeldt is a professor at the University of Colorado Boulder in the Department of Civil, Environmental, and Architectural Engineering (CEAE) and Director for the Engineering Education PhD Program. Her engineering education research focuses on topics including social responsibility, ethics, sustainability, and community engagement. She is a Fellow of the American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE) and a licensed P.E. in Colorado

Conference Session

AERO 5: Student Success

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Brian D. Ritchie, The Ohio State University

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Aerospace Division (AERO)

engineering is often the best teacher. While this research was done in anaerospace engineering experimental projects capstone sequence, many design capstonesequences in other engineering majors incorporate the experiential learning component aerospaceoften lacks, so many of the lessons learned here should transfer well to those capstones.References[1] KEEN Framework, https://engineeringunleashed.com/framework[2] Grzybowski, D. M., & Tang, X., & Park, E., & Leonard, A., & DeLano, J., & Zhao, K.(2020, June), Integration of Entrepreneurial-minded Learning. Paper presented at 2020 ASEEVirtual Annual Conference Content Access, Virtual Online. 10.18260/1-2--34852[3] Carnasciali, M., & Harichandran, R. S., & Erdil, N. O., &

Conference Session

Faculty Development Division (FDD) Technical Session 11

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Megan Morin, ASHLIN Management Group; Richard Goldberg, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill; Bryant Hutson, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill

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Faculty Development Division (FDD)

development.We have developed and assessed an FLC model to support curricular and instructional change, aspart of a sustainable faculty development program. In this paper, we describe how this three-yearFLC was designed to promote entrepreneurially minded learning (EML) for our students anddeveloped into a transdisciplinary EML and design CoP. The FLC outcomes were based on theframework developed by the Kern Entrepreneurial Engineering Network (KEEN) and fundedthrough a three-year grant from the Kern Family FoundationWe advanced our FLC model through three iterations and adapted it to the needs of our faculty,while also dealing with constraints from the COVID pandemic. To lower barriers to facultyparticipation, we designed our program to take place

Collection

ASEE 2021 Gulf-Southwest Annual Conference

Authors

Celena Miller, University of Texas Austin - Center for Space Research ; Margaret Baguio, University of Texas at Austin

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Diversity

; increase in contact hours withtheir NASA subject matter expert, Speaker Series added on NASA missions and opportunities, and a virtual studentshowcase broadcasted as a two-day event. Based on evaluation results, items that were missed due to the virtualevent include: opportunity to engage face-to-face with NASA experts, opportunity to experience college life, tour ofa NASA facility to experience and see first-hand research by NASA scientists, engineers, and astronauts, and theopportunity to experience long-term research with like-minded students. Proceedings of the 2021 ASEE Gulf-Southwest Annual Conference Baylor University, Waco, TX Copyright© 2021

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

ShaKayla Moran, Boise State University; Leslie Atkins Elliott, Boise State University

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

emergence of scientific practices, including design, from disciplinary engagement with those ideas. American c Society for Engineering Education, 2021 Tinkering with theoretical objects: Designing theories in scientific inquiry ShaKayla Moran, Leslie Atkins ElliottAbstractThe EDISIn Project (Engineering Design in Scientific Inquiry), taught in an undergraduate teacherpreparation program, is investigating where engineering design opportunities emerge withincontexts of scientific inquiry, with implications for how science teachers might productivelyengage in engineering design in their science

Conference Session

Faculty Development Research

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Sarah Hoyt, Arizona State University; Lindy Hamilton Mayled, Arizona State University; Stephen J Krause, Arizona State University; Keith D. Hjelmstad, Arizona State University; Kara L. Hjelmstad, Arizona State University; Claire Fletcher Honeycutt, Arizona State University; Eugene Judson, Arizona State University; Lydia Ross, Arizona State University; James A Middleton, Arizona State University; Robert J Culbertson, Arizona State University; Ke Liu, Arizona State University

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Faculty Development Division

Paper ID #29123Extending Faculty Development through a Sustainable Community of Prac-ticeSarah Hoyt, Arizona State University Sarah Hoyt is currently the Education Project Manager for the NSF-funded JTFD Engineering faculty development program. Her educational background includes two Master’s degrees from Grand Canyon University in Curriculum and Instruction and Education Administration. Her areas of interest are in student inclusion programs and creating faculty development that ultimately boost engagement and per- formance in students from lower SES backgrounds. Prior to her role as project manager, Sarah worked as

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session II

Collection

2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ashleigh Wright, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign; Holly M Golecki, University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign; Jacqueline Henderson, Bradley University; Rebekka Darner, Illinois State University; Nafisa A Ibrahim, The University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign; Brenda Anne Wilson, University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign; Loralyn Cozy, Illinois Wesleyan University; Brian J. Bellott, Western Illinois University; Mahua Biswas, Illinois State University; Alejandro Lleras, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign; Narendra Jaggi; Michelle Edgcomb Friday, Bradley University; Terrance Bishop, Southern Illinois University Carbondale; Catherine Lipovsky, Bradley University

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Diversity, NSF Grantees Poster Session

Paper ID #49230BOARD # 392: LSAMP: A roadmap for institution collaboration duringLouis Stokes Alliances for Minority Partnerships (LSAMP) program developmentDr. Ashleigh Wright, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Ashleigh R. Wright, PhD is the Associate Director of the Institute for Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, and Access and Assistant Teaching Professor in the Department of Materials Science and Engineering at the Grainger College of Engineering. She is responsible for collaborating with college and departmental leaders and stakeholders to identify needs and priorities, developing and implementing evidence-based

Conference Session

INTERACTIVE SESSION – Measuring the Impact on Communities

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rebecca A Bates, Minnesota State University, Mankato; Julie P Martin, Clemson University; Denise Wilson, University of Washington; Melani Plett, Seattle Pacific University; Tamara Floyd Smith, Tuskegee University

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Community Engagement Division

Paper ID #7757Interactive Session: Measuring the Impact of Connection to CommunityDr. Rebecca A Bates, Minnesota State University, Mankato Dr. Rebecca A. Bates received the Ph.D. degree in Electrical Engineering from the University of Washing- ton in 2004. She also received the M.T.S. degree from Harvard Divinity School in 1993. She is currently professor and chair of the Department of Integrated Engineering program at Minnesota State University at Mankato. She was a 2011-12 AAAS Science & Technology Policy Fellow at the National Science Foundation.Dr. Julie P Martin, Clemson UniversityDr. Denise Wilson, University of

Conference Session

First-Year Programs: Sunday 5-Minute Work-in-Progress Postcard Session

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Amy Trowbridge, Arizona State University; Haolin Zhu, Arizona State University

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First-Year Programs

dimensions of the GrandChallenges and helps them to identify what they are interested in focusing their work on in thefuture.To help students learn more about the interdisciplinary Grand Challenges for Engineering and toidentify or confirm their interests, students first participate in an introductory activity to create anoverview of the Grand Challenges, and then explore the challenges in each of five GrandChallenge theme areas over the course of several weeks. In the introductory activity, studentswork in groups and utilize various resources to create a mind map for one of the assigned GrandChallenge theme areas to show the specific challenges the world is facing and how they arerelated. Students are encouraged to think broadly about the

Conference Session

Explorations in Mechanics Pedagogy

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

William Graves P.E., U.S. Military Academy; Young Hwan Chun, U.S. Military Academy; James Ledlie Klosky P.E., U.S. Military Academy; Brock E. Barry P.E., U.S. Military Academy

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Mechanics

Paper ID #11758Will They Remember? Measured Knowledge Retention Across Statics andSolid MechanicsMajor William Graves P.E., U.S. Military Academy William Graves is a Major in the United States Army and an instructor in the Civil Engineering program at the United States Military Academy at West Point. He is a licensed professional engineer and works primarily in engineering education.Major Young Hwan Chun, U.S. Military Academy Young Chun is an Instructor of Civil Engineering at the United States Military Academy at West Point and has been recently nominated for the ASEE Mechanics Division’s Ferdinand P. Beer and E. Russell

Conference Session

International Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Phillip Albert Sanger, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Julia Ziyatdinova, Kazan National Research Technological University; Jacek Kropiwnicki, Gdansk University of Technology, Poland; Phuc Van Nguyen, Purdue University

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Diversity

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International

Paper ID #12045Changing Attitudes in Cross Cultural Diversity through International SeniorCapstone ProjectsDr. Phillip Albert Sanger, Purdue University, West Lafayette Dr. Phillip A. Sanger is a professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering Technology in the College of Technology at Purdue University. At Purdue, Dr. Sanger spearheads the multidisciplinary senior capstone program where students solve real problems for industry. Prior to joining Purdue he was the Director of the Center for Rapid Product Realization (the Rapid Center) at Western Carolina University where he worked with hundreds of companies from the

Conference Session

Technology and Learning

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Chrysanthe Demetry

Page 10.1385.1to a more active classroom, there is clearly a spectrum of reactions. This research addresses thequestion of whether there are patterns in student response according to learning style. Proceedings of the 2005 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright  2005, American Society for Engineering EducationMany learning style models have been used successfully to predict or explain differences instudent response to subject matter and to teaching and learning environments.6,7 One of the morecommonly used instruments with an extensive research base is the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator(MBTI), which is based on Jungian theory of psychological type. Only a brief summary

Conference Session

ASEE Multimedia Session

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Sallie 'Lee' Townsend; Natalie Segal

American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2002, American Society for Engineering Educationcourses share a theme, the curriculum of each course is separate; occasional assignmentsin each course relate to the curriculum of the other course. When Ward College of Technology was invited to participate in the FIPSE grant,the original plan was to have a traditional FIG with a writing course and a content coursein which the writing course assignments would relate to one of the technology courses.However, in the course of developing the FIG, the writing instructor and one of themathematics instructors at Ward College (the authors of this paper) began to talk aboutthe problems they

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tamara Floyd Smith, West Virginia University Institute of Technology; Kenan Hatipoglu, West Virginia University Institute of Technology; Kelly J Cunningham

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

Paper ID #41585Board 424: What Works: Intra-Institutional Partnerships and Processes forS-STEM RecruitmentDr. Tamara Floyd Smith, West Virginia University Institute of Technology Dr. Tamara Floyd Smith is a Professor of Chemical Engineering and Dean of Engineering and Sciences at West Virginia University Institute of Technology.Dr. Kenan Hatipoglu, West Virginia University Institute of Technology Kenan Hatipoglu is the chair and professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at West Virginia University Institute of Technology. He completed his Master of Science degree in Electrical Engineering at the

Conference Session

Improving Mechanics of Materials

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Ing-Chang Jong

. Page 10.1231.5Keep in mind that bodies considered here are rigid bodies. The term “force system” denotes asystem of forces and moments, if any. The work done by a force system on a body during a vir- Proceedings of the 2005 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2005, American Society for Engineering Educationtual displacement of the body is the virtual work of the force system. By Newton’s third law,internal forces in a body, or a system of pin-connected rigid bodies, must occur in pairs; they areequal in magnitude and opposite in directions in each pair. Clearly, the total virtual work done bythe internal forces during a virtual displacement of a body, or a system

Conference Session

First-year Programs Poster Session

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jess W. Everett, Rowan University; Patricia Dee Zobel, Rowan University

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First-Year Programs

AC 2012-3993: PROMOTING STUDENT CONNECTIONS AND RETEN-TION THROUGH AN ON-CAMPUS RESIDENTIAL LEARNING COM-MUNITY FOR FIRST-YEAR UNDERREPRESENTED AND LOW-INCOMESTUDENTSDr. Jess W. Everett, Rowan University Dr. Everett is a Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering. He is interested in sustainable engi- neering and education innovation.Dr. Patricia Dee Zobel, Rowan University Page 25.1088.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2012 Student Connections and Retention through an On-Campus Residential Learning Community for First-Year Underrepresented and Lo-Income